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Mar 21, 1999 · Lewis and Clark Expedition. Meriwether Lewis (born Aug. 18, 1774, near Charlottesville, Va. [U.S.]—died Oct. 11, 1809, near Nashville, Tenn., U.S.) was an American explorer, who with William Clark led the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the uncharted American interior to the Pacific Northwest in 1804–06. He later served as governor of ...
- Jay H. Buckley
Meriwether Lewis was born August 18, 1774, [5] on Locust Hill Plantation in Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, in the present-day community of Ivy. [6] He was the son of William Lewis, [7] of Welsh ancestry, and Lucy Meriwether, [8] of English ancestry. After his father died of pneumonia in November 1779, he moved with his mother and ...
- Gunshot wounds
- 1795–1807
- Explorer, soldier, politician
- Thomas Jefferson
Jun 23, 2021 · Death. Lewis died on October 11, 1809, at an inn near Nashville, Tennessee. He had been on his way to Washington, D.C., at the time. Most historians believe he committed suicide, while a few have ...
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Nov 14, 2020 · Meriwether Lewis, born August 18, 1774 in Virginia, is best known as the co-captain of the historic Lewis and Clark Expedition. But in addition to his role as a famed explorer, he was a young plantation owner, a committed military man, a controversial politician, and a confidant of President Jefferson. Lewis died in 1809 of gun shot wounds ...
- Heather Michon
Complex and often contradictory, the incarnations of Meriwether Lewis provide insight into the man behind the titles. Virginia gentleman: Born in 1774, in Albemarle County, Virginia, Meriwether Lewis was the first child of Lucy Meriwether and William Lewis. After William’s death in 1781, Lucy remarried and moved the family to Georgia.
Meriwether Lewis. “Portrait of Meriwether Lewis” by Charles Willson Peale, 1807. Independence National Historic Park. Meriwether Lewis was a U.S. Army captain, explorer, and governor during the early years of America’s development and expansion. As an explorer his studies, research, and writing paved the way for Americans to move westward.
May 23, 2018 · Meriwether Lewis ’ s great-grandfather was a Welshman who served in the British army as an officer. He arrived in Virginia in 1635 with a grant from the king for 33, 333 1/3 acres of land. William Lewis, Meriwether ’ s father, inherited 1, 896 acres of land, slaves, and a house when his father, Col. Robert Lewis, died. In 1769 William ...
